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We got a quote for one and even with the grant, it was a joke. That was just for a basic air source one as well, if you want a ground source one you're looking at significantly more due to the install costs.
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We got a quote for one and even with the grant, it was a joke. That was just for a basic air source one as well, if you want a ground source one you're looking at significantly more due to the install costs.
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Then there is the old chestnut of insulation. Whilst it is something which should not be overlooked, its far too easy to parrot this as a solution which sidesteps the issue. I mean I had to laugh when I built my house recently. Adding vents to rooms without thinking about the contradictions, you can have the best insulation in the world but when regs or inspections sign off, they want you to drill a big hole in the wall.
It is a genuine problem though. You want to keep the warm air in your home inside, but you don't want damp. So you need air tightness but you also need to ventilate. Catch 22.
Houses need ventilation though, so you have to put the vents somewhere.
Heat exchange systems can ventilate (and filter pollutants) while keeping the heat in the building but its expensive.
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There is only so many rolls of insulation you can layer before its not making much difference! 
It’s not really a catch 22, ventilation with heat recovery systems exist and have done for years.
The main issue is we still build rubbish housing despite knowing they they contribute massively to the countries emissions output.
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They do in Scotland at least, all the new builds in the last year ish have solar panels fitted.
so much sense to capture all the sun Scotland gets year round
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Devolved responsibility to local planning authorities ridiculously. Additionally, no minimum install size based on square footage of the property so there are 1800sqft new builds in South Glos with 1.2kw solar installs...
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Yeah it makes little sense if you can skirt the rules by throwing on a couple of panels. Half baked scheme if not applied correctly.
Hopefully when everyone moves to electric cars, we can get our diesel and petrol cheaper as less people will be buying it!
Surely what will happen is there will be some sort of (milage?) tax put onto all cars.
You drive X miles you pay Y pounds.
This would be on top of fuel tax.
What they can't ever have is petrol and diesel being cheaper than eV.
We all know fuel tax has to be acquired somehow as eV takes off
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Also surely, as demand goes down, prices go up as stations will be giving up space to have diesel,l and petrol, a dying supply that fewer and fewer purchase?
People will just clock cars if that happens.
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Reminds me of when we switched away from lead petrol and some cars required it but it became less supplied. This isnt more then 10p variation in the price I guess, diesel is around for decades more as its in all kinds of industrial engines
Price relates to efficiency, its already true that electric can be cheaper presently from the tax bias but later in any case it might be true.
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Price relates to efficiency, its already true that electric can be cheaper presently from the tax bias but later in any case it might be true.
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I guess all they have to do is increase tax at the pump. Easy to control. Effectively hurts higher pollution creating cars/journeys more.
Pay per mile would likely be done via GPS so won't be popular but the treasury has to replace the lost taxation. Its been talked about for years but no government has wanted to tackle it until the loss of income forces their hand.
Whether they make it compulsory for older cars will have to wait to be seen but petrol / diesel will only get more expensive as EV ownership increases.
Ovo now wants £500pm for a two year fixed, makes the £350 back in march look cheap
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That can't be right.... The cap could be over 3k but 500pm would be well above that!
Mine was 201pm for 2 years fixed 2 months ago with EON